[Chelby29]

We can have popcorn.

We can't have corn on the cob.

What about 'corn' ingredients? Sunchips? Hominy? Stoneground cornmeal for cornbread? I miss cornbread more than I miss donuts!

[MomPOM]

Wow. That's a good question. How did I miss that you could have popcorn in Phase 2? Time to re-read my book. eeep!

Not sure on an answer to your question though. I guess it would depend on the GI for those things. I suspect it all digests differently than whole corn but whether or not it's better or allowed, I don't know.

So, yes, there was no point in my responding to your post.

[merryalta]

I know that there are different kinds of corn, some sweet and some not. Corn on the cob is sweet corn. That's all I know, which is not much.

So what about polenta and grits? I looked at a package of polenta in the store and it only had 2g of sugar per serving.

[dreaminstacy67]

great question chelby... ive thought about it too, but never asked.... so anyone out there who's a pro at this, enquiring minds want to know lol

stacy xx

[murphmitch]

Because of the high glycemic, corn is not allowed on Phase I & II which I think is too bad. I think it's pretty nutritious. I'd stay away from the Sunchips altogether. Even if it's whole grain, it's got corn and rice flour in it, and I'd be tempted to eat more than 1 serving. That kind of food gets me into big trouble.

ETA: Cornmeal has a high GI(68-98), probably because it's ground up, but when I looked up the GI on hominy(40) and sweet corn(56) (depending on the website) it looked pretty good.

[mizski]

Originally Posted by Chelby29

I miss cornbread more than I miss donuts!

I tried to post a recipe for Delicious Low Carb Cornbread from recipezaar but I don't have enough posts yet to post links :/ I guess you could search for it there ... it has NO corn in it and could even be used in Phase 1. I used a combination of about 1 TBS ground almonds & the rest almond flour to give it a little "grit" in the texture and I used Smart Balance instead of butter.

There are a lot of other cornbread recipes using almond flour but they have more butter and other things like cream cheese and/or cream in them. The recipe above is not the same as the cornbread we know and love but it's not a bad substitute.

[mythreesons]

http://www.recipezaar.com/Delicious-...ornbread-98680

Is this the recipe?

[mizski]

Originally Posted by mythreesons

Is this the recipe?

That's the one.

[mythreesons]

No problem! It looks yummy.

[Chelby29]

Thanks Mizki and mythreesons. Is almond flower easy to find?

[mizski]

Originally Posted by Chelby29

Is almond flower easy to find?

I found Bob's Red Mill almond flour at my natural food store & my grocery store has it sometimes too. It's becoming pretty popular.

[dreaminstacy67]

sorry gals.. havin a bit of a brain f*rt lol... john wants to know if he can eat grits (blah) lol... its made from that homony stuff ya'll we're talking about. i kinda got lost in the messages... are we (he) allowed to eat it or what?? lol...
geez you southern people lol... hey chelby do you eat gizzards????? he does, pigeon too rltflol!!

[dreaminstacy67]

hey i just checked out that cornbread recipe1 john's on his way to find almond flour right now!! lololol.... seriously tho can i put honey on it?? j/k

[Ruthxxx]

Stacy, I hope you are not serious about honey. Grits and hominy are corn by the way and are not allowed on SBD Phases I and II. Please refer to the Food Lists.

[Chelby29]

My MIL is diabetic. Even before SBD, I put splenda in real cornbread and it's fine. I hope he finds almond flour. I'm going to have to go to Birmingham to find it.

Ruth -- that was my initial question. Is there a difference in the corn? We can have popcorn, but not corn on the cob. What kind of corn is hominy and grits? What makes some allowable and some not?

ETA:
Stacy -- No pigeon or possum, but definitely gizzards. Pre SBD, anyway. I bet your DH eats boiled peanuts. yum!